It's tough to choose!

GreenThumbGal_07 · April 26, 2020

OK Tomatovillians,

I have reached the crossroads.

I started a bunch of plants and have limited (container) space, four pots. St. Pierre and Santa Clara Canner are now in the ground. Only two pots left!
Which to give away? Which to plant?

Andes
Dufresne (Savignac) (tried 2018, got blight, didn't remember how it tasted)
Ernesto
Prue
Rinaldo
Rose Quartz (not multiflora) (too late to start Sugar Lump?)

Thanks!

GTG

nathan125 · April 26, 2020

Flip a coin....before it lands you will know which plant you were rooting for.

retiree · April 26, 2020

If it was me (which it isn't) Prue and Rinaldo.

GreenThumbGal_07 · April 26, 2020

Thanks, nathan and retiree. I was leaning towards both Prue (though in my experience it's late and not that productive) and Rinaldo.

One gets a 15 gal. pot and the other the 7 gal.

Ernesto is great, but I thought I'd give Rinaldo another try.

walt456 · April 26, 2020

Call me an enabler but couldn't you buy a couple more pots?

I always end up with way too many plants. Every year I tell myself I'm only planting the exact number of seeds I want plants for. Every year I end up planting a "few" extra just in case and every year I end up growing every single one that germinates.

GreenThumbGal_07 · April 27, 2020

Quote:

Originally Posted by walt456

Call me an enabler but couldn't you buy a couple more pots?

I always end up with way too many plants. Every year I tell myself I'm only planting the exact number of seeds I want plants for. Every year I end up planting a "few" extra just in case and every year I end up growing every single one that germinates.

I might end up doing just that. I have a limited area but may end up getting another pot or two in a few weeks.

The extra plants were left this morning in a box at curbside (labeled "Free Tomato Plants!" with brief descriptions of each variety) and were snapped up in a few hours. Only plant left was a late-sprouting Dufresne that doesn't yet have true leaves.

I have started Sugar Lump (very late) and I might squeeze in these two.

GTG

walt456 · April 27, 2020

How nice of you to share with the neighborhood! I'm sure you can squeeze in one or two more pots.

April 26, 2020	#1
GreenThumbGal_07 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 300	It's tough to choose! OK Tomatovillians, I have reached the crossroads. I started a bunch of plants and have limited (container) space, four pots. St. Pierre and Santa Clara Canner are now in the ground. Only two pots left! Which to give away? Which to plant? Andes Dufresne (Savignac) (tried 2018, got blight, didn't remember how it tasted) Ernesto Prue Rinaldo Rose Quartz (not multiflora) (too late to start Sugar Lump?) Thanks! GTG

April 26, 2020	#2
nathan125 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Idaho Posts: 111	Flip a coin....before it lands you will know which plant you were rooting for.

April 26, 2020	#3
retiree Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 404	If it was me (which it isn't) Prue and Rinaldo.

April 26, 2020	#5
walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	Call me an enabler but couldn't you buy a couple more pots? I always end up with way too many plants. Every year I tell myself I'm only planting the exact number of seeds I want plants for. Every year I end up planting a "few" extra just in case and every year I end up growing every single one that germinates.

April 27, 2020	#7
walt456 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: VA Posts: 235	How nice of you to share with the neighborhood! I'm sure you can squeeze in one or two more pots.